This technical annex to the open letter (outlining five key policy interventions to support scale-up of e-SAF in the EU) provides a starting point for dialogues between policy, industry, and finance.
E-SAF presents a strategic opportunity for the EU to enhance energy resilience, strengthen its industry, create high-value jobs, and lead in cleantech innovation while contributing to aviation’s climate targets - but policy support is required to unlock its potential.
In February 2025, 70+ industry leaders have called for five key policy interventions to support scale-up of e-SAF in an open letter to the European Commission.
Now, a preliminary annex has been developed to provide policy makers with greater detail and clarity on the policy interventions, as well as with a vision for success of the proposed policy instruments to illustrate how they could be applied in practice.
While this annex has been informed by the broad industry engagement conducted to date by the Project SkyPower Secretariat, further industry consultation is essential to ensure the suggested policy interventions achieve their intended impact for airlines, e-SAF project developers, fuel suppliers and other stakeholder groups. This annex should be considered a starting point for future dialogues between policy, industry, and finance on the design of the policy instruments outlined in the main open letter.
The Project SkyPower Secretariat is available for further engagement to clarify or develop the policy interventions discussed in this document and can be reached at [email protected].